garny68 wrote:cheers for that fella, anyone able to advise on the usb cable?

If you bought your scanner new then there should have been a USB cable in the box along with the charger unit which uses the same cable.

Any standard USB to Mini USB Type B connector cable will work both for charging the 125XLT and for controlling the scanner.

I don't have any issues with the supplied USB cable either for charging or for controlling the scanner.

A point to note that a PC USB or charger unit USB will not recharge the scanner whilst the scanner is turned on. I believe this is a scanner restriction in that it won't charge whilst turned on and only charges whilst turned off.

Rechargeable batteries will last longer if you don't recharge them until they are empty, so I always use a separate charger.If you constantly recharge them, you'll render them useless within 12 months.

I reserve the right to ignore people who have made no attempt to the read the manual, and expect others to do it for them.

I have no problem recharging my Annsman 2850 Ni-MH batteries from the scanner. Takes about as much time as it does from a wall charger though the wall charger will indicate when they are fully charged - the 125 doesn’t, or at least mine doesn’t - just says charging all the time!

In my experience Ni-MH batteries don’t behave the same as lithium’s. Ni-MH should be fully discharged before a recharge to maximise life expectancy. However as mentioned, the XLT 125 lacks the all important battery power level.. using the SCAN125 program is the only way I can see to know how much battery power is available. Not great when you’re out and about!

Off topic but relevant to 125 - whats the little number(eg. 2.62) in the top right of the screen in any search mode when altering the volume?